'Play Poker Like the Pros' by Phil Hellmuth

  If you want to be good at something, you do it. You sit down withpeople who know how to do it, and you learn what it is you need to do. If you want to master something, you research it and then you do it.You seek out the most in-depth books by the most prolific expert andyou study. Phil Hellmuth, Jr.'s Play Poker Like The Pros is such abook, a veritable textbook of the game written to take the seriousplayer seriously, with enough pro-player insight to go around.  This 416 page paperback published by Collins of May in 2003 covers ahost of poker-related topics, ranging from technical breakdowns ofhands and percentages to reading players to how to win in onlinegames. A comprehensive glossary provides a useful reference as thereader studies the rules, set up and strategy for a number of games,including No-Limit Texas Hold'em, Seven-Card Stud and others.  Phil Hellmuth is a seven-time winner of the World Series of Poker;being able to read opponents across the felt is key element of being achampion, and Hellmuth goes into detail on this topic as well. Heoutlines player types and how to beat them, giving themeasy-to-remember names like the Jackal (an unpredictable player), theMouse (a player who plays conservatively) and the Lion (atough-to-beat, skilled player.)  A veteran of tournament play, Hellmuth gives readers a glimpse inside,offering more than what can be seen on televised competition. Withspecific instructions on how to bet, how to bluff and many other keycomponents of the game, Play Poker Like The Pros shows readers how todo just that.